The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-24

bag and the other four from which, the count
was ta made, for e each teke0Republcan
Democrat Greenback and Prohibition. The next
trouble after the Thirteenth ward was Mr. ons
of the sheets taken up by Capt Many and one by
myself We counted hrst the hep1 ,a. MI '4s
reached point where Mr. Schmidt made ooJSe-
ton. He said he didn't believe it was right wanted the
bag sent for said the board had decided that and
that the bag could not be sent for Some gentieHa
think w. H. Morrison, renewed the motion to SEND
for the bag when the point of order was again rase
About that time Dr. Wagner. Samuel Dinnin and
Mr.. Grifths all addressing the meeting. inese
outsiders and it created great turmon
should think that it about 10 o'clock at night
wnen Mr schmidt came IN. srisa q se vA restored
while Mr.. Morrison renewed his motion, SUP,
mtted the point of order to the board and the ooaru
Q-.Had you any knowledge that the tally sheets of
Lorenz Schmidt's precinct had been tempered Wlths
Q.-I am talking about the time prior to the pre-
sentation of them?
Q.-To whom did he claim to had given them
A.-To who, he said, he thought was good
friend and an honest man.
Q.-nid he tell his name!
Ole declined to tell his narneq
James McHugn was called. He was inspector
for the second precinct of the Sixteenth waro'
and testified to having offered certain motions
during the sitting of the canvassing board be
said he was not aware that anybody had sug-
eested any of them, perhaps one was written by
Hiram w Miller. county treasurer. Myron D.
King. ex-Deputy Secretary OF State. L. ID.
Moody, Underwater. John r. Wilson. +. j. V an
Vorhs, Silas NJ. Shepard VIM. A. Ketcham.
and John s. Berryhi attorneys, testified that
they had known Henry n. Span for greater
or less number of years. and that his reputation
for integrity and uprightness was good.
VIM. j. Craig, proprietor of the Sentinel. was
called He went to the canvassing board about
$50 o'clock, in the evening of Thursday, Nov.
4. He sitting beside Mr. Span for some
time in front of the judges stand. Coy came
and questioned Span as to what they would do
if some of the inspectors should refuse to sign
the returns. Span said that he knew, but
would prefer to examine the law closely.
He saw Spaan take pomphet, containing cleo
ton laws and sit down and talk moment with
Coy, looking at the pamphlet. Coy
SAID Come to my loom" Sraan
said, "Where is your room q Coy said. down
east on the corridor" I'VE passed out. said the
witness. II went with them until they got
nearly to the room. l went near saw what
be very interesting to me. staying there while
they were looking at the law and hunting it up
and I went back to whore the counting was
going l saw them afterward. Mr. Span
came back into the courtroom. Itdoesns strike
me they were gone long. fifteen twenty min
with them. l had been to lunch with
him. 1t must have been o'clock in the
morning. / do not know the exact time. but in
/ that neighborhood. think / left just before
o'clock. [ think Span first joined me about III
o'clock. / remained with him continually from
that time down to the time he went down the
corridor to that room. After returning / don't
remem Der that was in his company. We went
out to lunch together, about IL o'clock to
Schaffners.
The court then adjourned until Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock